Jar holder



W. F. DAVIS JAR HOLDER Juiy 3%, 1935.

Filed March 19, 1955 Patented July 30, 1935 UNITED T ES PATENT OFFICEJAR HOLDER William F. Davis, Van Vleet, Miss.

Application March 19, 1935, Serial No. 11,883

2 Claims.

This invention relates to clamping devices and more particularly to anadjustable clamp or holder for use in holding round or other shapedobjects against turning.

An object of this invention is to provide a holder of this type which isdesigned particularly for use in holding jars while tightening orloosening the cap or closure for the jar, the device being soconstructed as to readily conform to the configuration of the jar.

Another object of this invention is to provide in a device of this kindmeans whereby the device may be readily adjusted to different sizes ofarticles and which will retain its adjustment so that it may be used fora number of objects of the same size without re-adjustment.

A further object of this invention is to provide in a clamping device ofthis type a flexible clamping band which may be adjusted as to size andwhich will be locked in adjusted position by movement of the device intoa clamping position about an article.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a device of thiskind which is exceedingly simple in construction so that it may bereadily and cheaply manufactured and so that it will embody as few partsas possible, thus rendering the device practical and preventing thedevice from getting out of order readily.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this inventionwill in part be described and in part be understood from the followingdetailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same beingillustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a detail side elevation of a device constructed according toan embodiment of this invention, showing the device in applied position;

Figure 2 is a similar view partly broken away and partly in section ofthe device in released position;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the device.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the views, the numeral It! designatesgenerally a handle of suitable construction which is provided at one endwith a clamping head II and at the other end with a screw eye l3 so thatthe device may be readily mounted on a support. This head I l isprovided on its forward side with an arcuate portion 12, and one end ofan adjustable clamping band [4 is secured as by securing means l5 to thehead II at one end of the arcuate portion l2. The other end of theclamping band [4 is free and is threaded through an opening 16 providedin a band clamping plate IT. This plate 17 is provided with ears l8engaging the opposite sides of the head ll.

These ears i8 are pivotally secured as by a pivot member [9 to the headI I, so that the band locking member I 7 may rock relative to the headI! for either locking the band i4 against movement or freeing the band Mso that the band I4 may be adjusted to receive the article which it isdesired to clamp. Preferably the locking member I! is limited in itsrocking movement by means of a stop pin 20 secured to the head I on oneside thereof adjacent the rear edge of at least one ear iii.

In the use of this device, the band I4 is initially pulled out of theopening l6, so that it will loosely receive the object which it isdesired to clamp therein. This object may be either round, square or ofany other suitable configuration and the band 4 is then disposedforwardly of the head II and out of engagement with the arcuate portionl2. Rocking movement of the handle Ill so as to swing the arcuateportion [2 toward the object will have a tendency to reduce the size ofthe loop initially formed by the band I4 so that this rocking movementwill tightly clamp the band l4 about the object. The cap may then beremoved from the jar or object with the handle l being grasped in onehand and the cap in the other hand. The rocking of the handle III willswing the locking member [1 toward the adjacent edge of the head II andthereby firmly hold the free end of the clamping band l4 againstmovement relative to the locking member ll. The object engaged by theband l4 may be released by swinging the handle |0 away from the objectso as to increase the size of the initially formed loop of the band [4.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that an exceedingly simpleclamping means has been designed which may be used to hold jars or otherobjects against turning, the objects being held by one hand while thedesired cap or other article may be removed or mounted on the article.This clamping means will permit the placement of screw caps or the likeon jars which have relatively hot contents so that the jar may beconveniently held against turning without burning the hand.

What is claimed is:-

1. A jar holder, comprising a handle, a head member secured to thehandle, a clamping band, means for securing one end of the clamping bandtosaid head, and releasable locking means cara pair of ears integralwith the plate and disposed one on each side of the head, means engagingthe ears and the head to pivotally secure the ears on the head, saidband having a free end threaded through the slot of said plate andadapted to engage an edge of the slot whereby swinging of the handle andthe head in the direction of the article will effect swinging of theplate toward the head to tighten the band about the article whilesimultaneously locking the band against movement with respect to thehead.

2. A jar, holder, comprising a handle, a head secured to the handle,said head being provided with a curved forward face, a clamping band,means for securing one end of said clamping band to said head at one endof said curved face portion, a slotted locking plate, a pair of earsintegral with said plate and engaging the opposite sides of the head,means for pivotally securing said ears to said head, the free end ofsaid band being threaded in the slot of the plate in a manner wherebyswinging of the handle and the head in the direction of the article willtighten the band about the article while simultaneously locking the bandagainst movement with respect to said head.

WILLIAM F. DAVIS.

